Im about to go to a tech college for auto collision and i wanna see all of H-T's D.I.Y paint jobs and your "facilities" (where the magic happened) Im planning on turning my garage into a temporary paint booth so id like to see what people are working with, THANKS

 

i wanna see you use search.

 

Bump, I know there's a lot of you out there.

 

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thanks for the bump and the search button was down

 

bump!

 

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Heres a couple pictures of mine, its kind of dirty and they arent very good but... you get the idea. Unfortunately I dont have any pictures of my garage, but pretty much the same as I've seen around here, plastic sheeting on the walls and wetted down the ground... Color is Championship White, its Omni single stage.

 

^^^ turned out pretty damn good! and what did you do just wet the floor before you sprayed the base and clear each time?

 

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From the angle/perspective from which these photos were shot, it looks VERY good, especially for white paint. I wonder how it looks under closer scrutiny though? Post some pics of the edges (i.e. door jambs or engine bay) in high res.!

The pictures can't be all that deceiving though. I'm thinking it might even look better in real life.

 

Its actually just a single stage with integrated clear so just sprayed sealer and then the paint, but after the water dried up i would try and wet it down a little bit more, but its pretty tricky, also the garage was pretty full of **** so I used a leaf blower like 30 minutes before painting, then sprayed it out with the compressor hose, and then wet the floor as much as possible without it splashing... I just left the spray nozzle off and snaked the hose around on very low pressure, worked ok, there was a spot where some water splashed up on my fender... But hey at least I didn't pay out the *** for my paint job, I really just wanted it to be decent, which it is, so I'm happy.

 

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From the angle/perspective from which these photos were shot, it looks VERY good, especially for white paint. I wonder how it looks under closer scrutiny though? Post some pics of the edges (i.e. door jambs or engine bay) in high res.!

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Haha... Well it is very photogenic, I'm not going to lie, It is very far from perfect. During prep I put a huge gash in my hand, and had to go to the emergency room, this is also my only car, and I go to work and school, And after the first coat, my brand new compressor froze up and ate the belt, believe it or not, I made due and painted it with a 3, yes I said 3 gallon compressor. I basically laid the paint on thick (didn't have much choice), and wetsanded the runs. I think considering the circumstances, its pretty nice, yea the jams aren't great, there are plenty of flaws, but I drive the car all year long, work in a large parking lot, etc, so I wasn't all that **** about it. I just wanted it to be shiny, white, and have decent quality paint that would last a while unlike many maaco jobs I've seen. Not bad for 350 bucks I would say (I returned the compressor)

 

wow! a 3 gallon compressor!!! props. it turned out quite nice. bump for more diy paint jobs. im getting ready to do my first.

 

painted my lip and front bumper, o and the rims hopefully this christmas ill get around to repainting the whole thing

 

I hung plastic tarps in my garage for a makeshift "booth," mopped the floor, then laid down wet sheets - they don't dry real quick like just wetting the floor.

 

i can say its a whole lot of fun..i am currently enrolled in one.. just finish with the paint job and 1 1/2 months into the course and i'm already painting..i guess i'm a lil ahead of the classes..

 

i want to do body work. but my mommie wont let me


plus my uncle does body work. and he claims back pain. and i already got a bad bback so it doesnt seem lik the right job for me!

owell im in that phaze where i dont know what i want to do with my life


-back on topic-

seems liek good work you guys got there, a person i know is doing his car right now, but i have my doubts in his abilities. i had him paint my duckbill wing for my 00 hatch. and it looks liek ****

 

i actually cut the quarter panels off to and welded on new ones

 

bump!!

 

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interesting thread

 

heres mine... most of you guys have probably seen this already.

garage getting masked off.


shot of the interior before paint.


interior painted.


wetsanded/cut/buffed/polished.

 

Mines probably the most ghetto way of painting anything compared to all you other DIY garage painters

Just the front bumper and lip was painted
Outside in my backyard with 123401289312 bugs and flys
Spray can ordered online
Autozone clearcoat
Sanding with different grit paper



Heres how its holding up after a Year and a half

 

that actually looks good, in pictures

 

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